Sural neuropathy: Etiologies and predisposing factors

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 482-484

  Stickler, D E ^a   Morley, K N ^b   Massey, E W ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnosis of sural neuropathy; Neuropathy; Sural nerve; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GANGLION CYST; HUMAN; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

ANKLE INJURIES; CAUSALITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; NEURILEMMOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33749384580     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20580     Document Type: Article

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